Diskless Clients

A diskless client has no disk and depends on a
server for all its software and storage needs. A diskless client remotely
mounts its root (/), /usr,
and /home file systems from a server.

A diskless client generates significant network traffic due to its continual
need to procure OS software and virtual memory space from across the network.
A diskless client cannot operate if it is detached from the network or if
its server malfunctions.